By Bill Heaney Violent incidents have become so prevalent in schools that the Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth thinks it would be “an appropriate move” for
Month: March 2024
UK Budget summary: Key points from Jeremy Hunt’s speech
Jeremy Hunt posed with his red box for photo-opportunity in Downing Street. BY BBC STAFF REPORTERS A two pence cut to National Insurance, a new
NOTEBOOK: WAS THREAT TO BOWLING CLUBS JUST MORE COUNCIL SHROUD WAVING?
NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY I don’t know who makes these suggestions, but I would hope it is the “blow in” officials and not the elected
BUDGET: Labour supports SNP suggestion to close £8.3m budget gap for 2024/25
By Bill Heaney Cuts to public services which the Labour administration say are “unavoidable” will have a lasting impact on West Dunbartonshire communities, Councillor Martin
Claim Labour’s 2019 manifesto called for ‘abortion on demand to birth’ is False
Author: Ferret Journalists Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, who now sits as an independent, has criticised the party for its stance on abortion. In a
UK BUDGET TODAY: Tory gimmicks and slogans don’t put food on the table
By Christina McAnea, of Unison The national budget will deliver more cuts and more pain, says Christina McAnea Unison After fourteen years of economic mismanagement,